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three persons at an exhibition stand at Zukunftsmesse Garmisch-PartenkirchenIMKIFU at the Zukunftsmesse

This year, IMKIFU was once again represented with a stand at the Zukunftsmesse, a training and job fair in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Many interested pupils had the opportunity to find out about our internship and job offers directly on site.

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Prof. Dr. Almut ArnethHighly cited researcher

Prof. Dr. Almut Arneth is once again one of this year's "Highly Cited Researchers". A total of five scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) received this award from the Web of Science Group as the most cited researchers.

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Verschiedene Gemüsesorten zum Verkauf auf einem Marktstand in HolzkistenHow can international agricultural trade contribute to biodiversity conservation, climate protection, and food security?

Prof. Dr. Almut Arneth was a member of the writing team for this Leopoldina discussion paper. The study outlines ways in which international agricultural trade can be structured in such a way that it contributes equally to achieving food security, climate goals, and biodiversity goals.

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four people after presentationVFF-IFU e. V. sponsorship award presented to young researchers


VFF-IFU e.V. sponsorship award presented to Dr. Kathrin Fuchs (right) and Judith Kloibhofer (left) for outstanding research in the field of Global Biogeochemical Cycles in Sub-Sahara Africa and Climate-smart rewilding in Europe.

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heavy rain and cloudsProf. Dr. Harald Kunstmann at the World Climate Conference in Belém

ARD-Interview and United Nations Climate Change Side Event “Early Warning, Anticipatory Action and Risk Insurance for Proactive Disaster Risk Management” with Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann at COP30 from November 10 to 21, 2025, in Belém. Forwarding to SEORS and ARD Mediathek.

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group of peopleITMS- User Meeting at the German Environment Agency (UBA)

The ITMS user meeting 2025 at the German Environment Agency(UBA) in Dessau-Roßlau focused on technical exchanges with federal institutes. Discussions centred on how ITMS results can be explicitly used for future national emissions reporting.

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presentation screenITMS General Assembly in Heidelberg

At the third ITMS General Assembly in 2025 at Heidelberg University, around 100 researchers discussed current findings and strategies for the further development of the greenhouse gas monitoring system in Germany and Europe.

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Person beim Wasserproben nehmen.Citizen project to measure greenhouse gases

KIT Campus Alpin has developed a method that enables citizens to contribute actively to Greenhouse Gas Measurements. A Citizen Science Pilot Project by Surfrider Foundation Europe Germany e.V. and KIT Campus Alpine for GHG measurements in water bodies.

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Saal mit Zuhörenden bei Vortrag.Open Science Lecture Innovationsraum GAP

Dr. Imhof reports in the InnovationsraumGAP at St. Irmengard Gymnasium on how greenhouse gases are measured at Campus Alpin and how these findings help to better understand the formation of greenhouse gases in Germany and Europe.

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Group of people on excursion in the Alps.International Grassland Conference 2025 SUSALPS

The three-day International Grassland Conference of the SusAlps project at Campus Alpin was attended by 58 participants from academia, government agencies, and industry in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.

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Lidar, night sky, mountainsAerosol Research at Schneefernerhaus

Climate research at Schneefernerhaus, water vapor as an important greenhouse gas and laser measurements up to an altitude of 12 km above sea level by Dr. Rer. Nat. Johannes Vogelmann (from minute 7:20). Contribution by  Technical University of Munich. Forwarding to YouTube.com.

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NiederschlagskarteRegional rainfall maps

Researchers at KIT Campus Alpin have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert coarse-resolution global weather data into high-precision precipitation maps - regardless of location, quickly and in a resource-saving manner.

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Lidar Campus AlpinExchange processes over the Alps

Current measurement data from the measurement campaign on exchange and transport processes in the atmosphere over the Inn Valley, the Adige Valley, the Alpine crest between and the Alpine Foreland in Germany.

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Dryed out riverbedTagesthemen interview with Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann

Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann in a Tagesschau interview about the climate extremes flood and drought. Adaptation mechanisms, regional differences, predictions and the sequence of extreme events. Forwarding to Tagesschau.

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Laser measurements at Schneefernerhaus at Zugspitze mountain."Requiem in Weiß"

Film premiere of “Requiem in White” and discussion with Dr. Hannes Vogelmann (KIT/ Campus Alpin, Climate Research) on the consequences and causes of climate change in the Alps and his observations at the Schneefernerhaus on the Zugspitze. Forwarding to the Hochlandkino.

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Snow covered mountains with forest.Climate. Sport. Snow.

Mountain and winter sports in times of global climate change. Actions and recommendations on the social, economic and technological challenges at the Alpine Climate Summit. Forwarding to the Alpine Climate Summit.

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Gruppe von StudierendenModeling greenhouse gas emissions

ITMS-Q&S brings together agricultural management experts and experts from the agricultural sector to improve the modeling of greenhouse gas emissions. Joint workshop at FU Berlin. 

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open hand gestureBeginnings of the Campus Alpin

The world's first hand prosthesis as the beginning of today's atmospheric research in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at KIT/ IMKIFU Campus Alpin. Forwarding to 200 years KIT.

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WindraederBavarian climate target for climate neutrality

Interview with Prof Dr Harald Kunstmann on the postponement of the Bavarian climate target for climate neutrality by five years to 2045 and on the current state of renewable energy network. BR interview from minute 02:55. Forwarding to the BR-Mediathek.

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Lidar ZugspitzeLaser measurements on global warming

Higher temperatures lead to more evaporation, more water vapour in the atmosphere increases the greenhouse effect. Laser measurement  of water vapour in the atmosphere at 2675m above sea level up to 24km into the earth's atmosphere. From minute 10:30. Forwarding to the ARD Mediathek.

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